Sustainability and Environment
Air Transport Leaders Urge Action on ICAO Emissions Plan
Criticize resolution to use EU ETS fees as a source of climate funding for other industries
ICAO estimates that greenhouse gas emissions from avation will increase by 63 percent to 88 percent by 2020.
ICAO estimates that greenhouse gas emissions from avation will increase by 63 percent to 88 percent by 2020.

Two months ahead of the annual United Nations convention on climate change in Paris, known as COP21 (Conference of the Parties), aviation industry executives are trying to persuade governments to support their “market-based measures” CO2 emissions control scheme under development through the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). They also want to steer the Paris negotiators away from actions that might poach aviation funds.